Members' Project Indonesia
Cooperation with FORTASBI in collaboration with the Indonesian NGOs Setara-Jambi and CAPPA, as well as Koltiva
At a glance
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When
March 2022 to February 2023 (Phase 1) · September 2023 to September 2024 (Phase 2)
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Who
Cooperation with FORTASBI in collaboration with the Indonesian NGOs Setara-Jambi and CAPPA
Involvement of Koltiva in Phase 2 -
Where
Tanjung Jabung Barat and Tebu (buffer zone to Bukit Tiga Puluh National Park), Jambi, Sumatra, Indonesia
Project partners
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FORTASBI
Smallholder groups and local NGOs founded the Indonesian palm oil forum FORTASBI in 2014 with the aim of promoting a culture and practice of more ecologically and socially compatible oil palm cultivation among independent smallholders in Indonesia. Specifically, the forum supports small-scale producers in obtaining certifications, connects them with markets and helps them increase their productivity and livelihoods.
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CAPPA
The organisation Yayasan CAPPA works towards the more ecologically and socially compatible economic use of natural forest resources based on multi-stakeholder processes and cooperation at different levels. Dialogue activities, conflict resolution, network strengthening and support for local communities and their economies are among CAPPA’s activities.
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SETARA Jambi
Yayasan SETARA emerged in 2007 from growing concern about the increasing expansion of conventional oil palm plantations in Jambi Province. The organisation therefore worked to promote more ecologically and socially compatible palm oil in various regions of Sumatra, focusing not only on certification but also supporting producers with training in good agricultural practice.
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Koltiva
Koltiva is a leading technology company for building transparent supply chains. The company supports businesses and their suppliers with human-centred technology and practical solutions in adapting to changing regulations and meeting consumer demand worldwide.
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From sustainable palm oil to sustainable landscapes
"From sustainable palm oil to sustainable landscapes: The next step for production, nature conservation and more participation"
In cooperation with the Indonesian palm oil forum for smallholders FORTASBI and the Indonesian NGOs Setara-Jambi and CAPPA, 27 FONAP members voluntarily took part in the pilot project in the largest palm-oil producing country.
The pilot project supported smallholders in farming more sustainably. From September 2023 to September 2024 it was in its second project phase and built on the successes of the previous year. From Tanjung Jabung Barat it is also expanding into the neighbouring district of Tebo. The project primarily pursued ecological, but also social, goals.
Cooperatives engaged in reforestation
The project region is located in the buffer zone of Bukit Tiga Puluh National Park. Forest fires caused devastation there in 2017 and 2018. Three cooperatives wanted to help restore it over an area of 17 hectares. To that end they planted useful crops such as candlenut trees. Coffee can also thrive in the shade of rainforest trees. The idea behind this is social forestry: not only the forest, but also the smallholders, should benefit.
In the first project phase, planting had already begun. In the second phase the groups received support in professionalising. This was intended to ensure that the seedlings are well cared for and that the members of the groups can actually increase their income.
Women’s groups run nurseries
To restore the forest through social forestry, the smallholders needed seedlings. In the first project phase, women’s groups with a total of 70 members set up three nurseries. They sold young coffee plants and candlenut trees, among other things, to the smallholder groups and at nearby markets.
The second phase was intended to enable them to generate a lasting income from this. With the project’s support, the women drew up business plans, for example, and officially registered. The cooperation between the women’s groups and the smallholder groups was also strengthened.
Villages engaged in river protection
The Pengabuan River flows through the project area. On its banks, five villages had begun to create protection zones and green buffer strips. Among other things, they wanted to reduce the share of oil palms reaching down to the bank in the long term. As part of the traditional Lubuk Larangan concept, they also regulated fishing along a 4.5-kilometre stretch of river. Ten villages had also founded the River Watch Community KOMPAS. Young people are particularly active in it.
In the second project phase, six further villages were brought on board: three in Tanjung Jabung Barat and three in Tebo.
Oil palm smallholders used regenerative agriculture methods
In the first phase, 536 RSPO-certified smallholders received training in regenerative agriculture practices – focus: soil fertility. There they learned, for example, how to replace conventional fertiliser with organic fertiliser. Instead of buying expensive chemicals, they can use materials that are often already available locally, such as goat urine or empty fruit bunches. This improves soil fertility and thus, in the long term, the growth of the palms and ultimately also the yields. Smallholders put the concepts into practice on demonstration plantations.
In the second project phase the training continued: in addition to smallholders in Tanjung Jabung Barat, 200 producers in Tebo received training in more resilient cultivation methods.
Project partners collected GPS data
Setara Jambi also collected information about growers in their project regions. However, the tools for analysis were lacking. To change this, Koltiva came on board in the second phase, a cooperation partner from the completed members’ project in Malaysia. Using the GDPR-compliant KoltiTrace system, GPS data of the smallholders were collected as part of the project. This not only helped in planning future interventions, but also simplified the traceability of the palm oil produced. That is an important prerequisite for complying with the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) and thus for market access in Europe.
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